Tubac Hawk Watch with Tucson Audubon!
Come out and scope the hawks and new optics in Tubac at the Hawk Watch 2023 Optic Event with Tucson Audubon!
Tucson Audubon’s optic partners are gathering with us at the Tubac Hawk Watch this year! We’ll have reps from Vortex, Leica, Swarovski, and Zeiss showing off the latest birding optics. You’re welcome to try them all out and purchase from our Nature Shop on site!
There will also be daily morning and afternoon bird walks along the nearby De Anza trail and Santa Cruz River, led by staff and volunteers of Tucson Audubon and Tubac Nature Center. Our optics partners will also be leading trips so you can try out their gear on the trail before you buy!
To register for these free De Anza Trail trips, see the schedule below and click on the title of the trip you’d like to register for. Each trip will take an identical route, so there is no need to sign up for more than one.
If you do not wish to attend a De Anza Trail field trip, but rather just wish to join in the communal watching of the hawks themselves as they fly over the park, there is no need to register, just show up at any time between 8 AM and 12 PM at the location below!
Sunday March 12
- 7:00-8:30 AM, Birding the De Anza Trail with a focus on Lucy’s Warblers, with Tucson Audubon staff members Olya Weekley and Kirsten Howe
- 8:00-9:30 AM, Accessible Hawk Watch ‘Sit’ with the Southern Arizona Accessible Wildlife Refuge (SAAWR)
- 12:00-1:30 PM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Zeiss Optics Representative, Adrian Lesak
Monday, March 13
- 7:00-8:30 AM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Vortex Optics Representative, Donald Ditzenberger and Tucson Audubon staff member Luke Safford
- 12:00-1:30 PM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Leica Optics Representative, Whitney and Tucson Audubon staff member Kirsten Howe
Tuesday, March 14
- 7:00-8:30 AM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Swarovski Optics Representative, Clay Taylor & Tucson Audubon volunteer field trip leader, Mary Ellen Flynn
- 12:00-1:30 PM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Tucson Audubon staff member, Luke Safford
Wednesday, March 15
- 7:00-8:30 AM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Tucson Audubon staff member, Kirsten Howe
- 12:00-1:30 PM, SIGN UP ON THE WAITLIST: Birding the De Anza Trail with Tucson Audubon staff member, Luke Safford
And join Tubac Nature Center and Tucson Audubon for the Hawk Watch Family Day on Saturday, March 11. More information on the Family Day can be found here.
What’s it like at the Hawk watch? Read our blog to find out!
Location: Ron Morriss County Park, 31 Calle Iglesia, Tubac, AZ 85646 (MAP)
Header Image: Ferruginous Hawk by Ned Harris